Pompey v. Hyder

The only question on the appeal is whether plaintiff’s evidence, taken in the light most favorable to him and giving to it the benefit of every reasonable inference which can be drawn therefrom was sufficient to withstand defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. We hold that it was. The jury could reasonably have found, among other things, that plaintiff was struck by defendant’s car while he was crossing First Street, S.W., within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, that defendant failed to keep a proper lookout and failed to yield the right-of-way to plaintiff as required by law.…